Information processing terminal

An information processing terminal for detachably attaching to an external computer system comprising:

• a first housing member attachable to a recessed connecting portion of said external computer system;
• a bus connector part provided on one end of said first housing for electrical connection to said recessed connection portion;
• a second housing member pivotally hinged on the other end of said first housing member;
• a key imput means contained within said first housing member;
• a display means provided within said second housing member;
• a connect/disconnect switch indicating whether the first housing member is electrically connected to the external computer system;
• a multyplexing means for electrically connecting the first and the second housing members said multiplexing means being responsive to the connect/disconnect switch to seclect between input signals entered through the key imput means and those signals passing through the bus connector part;
• a wireless communication means contained within said second housing member;
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• an antenna attached to said second housing member.

An information processing terminal for detachably attaching to an external computer system comprising:

• a first housing member having a form factor defined by PCMCIA/JEIDA,
• a key entry device in the first housing member;
• a PCMCIA connector provided on one end of said first housing member for sending and receiving a PCMCIA bus signal in a form not multiplexing each bus signal line;
• a second housing member having a form facto not conforming to PCMCIA/JEIDA standards pivotally hinged on the other end of said first housing member;
• a connect/disconnect switch for indicating whether or not the first housing member is electrically connected to the external computer;
• a PCMCIA interface contained within said first housing member having a multiplexing circuit having a bus into which at least a part of the bus signal lines of said PCMCIA bus are multiplexed, said multiplexing circuit being responsive to the connect and desconnect switch to seclect between signals from the key entry device when the first housing member and the external computer are disconnected;
• a cable for transmitting between said first and said second housing members the multiplexing circuit bus into which at least a part of the bus signal lines from the PCMCIA bus are multiplexed;
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• a data processing part contained within said second housing member for processing data exchanged through said cable.

An information processing terminal detachably attached to an external computer system comprising:

• a first housing member having a form factor defined by PCMCIA/JEIDA;
• a PCMCIA connector provided on one end of said first housing member for sending and receiving a PCMCIA bus signal in a form not multiplexing each bus signal line;
• a second housing member pivotally hinged on the other end of said first housing;
• a PCMCIA interface contained within said first housing member having a multiplexing circuit for generating a bus into which at least a part of bus signal lines of said PCMCIA bus are multiplexed;
• a key input means provided on the top surface of said first housing member;
• a key input control circuit contained within said first housing member for generating a scan code in response to
• a key input operation by said key input means;
• a cable for electrically connecting said first and said second housing members;
• a signal switching means contained within said first housing member for selectively transmitting either one of said multiplexed bus signal and said scan code signal;
• a data processing part contained within said second housing member for processing data exchanged through said cable;
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• a display provided in the front surface of said second housing member for displaying processed data.

An information processing terminal detachably attached to an external computer system comprising:

• a first housing member having a form factor defined by PCMCIA/JEIDA;
• a PCMCIA connector provided on one end of said first housing member for sending and receiving a PCMCIA bus signal in a form not multiplexing each bus signal line;
• a second housing member pivotally hinged on the other end of said first housing member;
• a PCMCIA interface contained within said first housing member having a multiplexing circuit for generating a bus into which at least a part of bus signal lines of said PCMCIA bus are multiplexed;
• a key input means provided on the top surface of said first housing member;
• a key input control circuit contained within said first housing member for generating a scan code in response to a key input operation by said key input means;
• a cable for electrically connecting said first and said second housing members;
• an attachment/detachment detection means for detecting whether or not said PCMCIA connector is electrically connected to an external computer system;
• a signal switching means for transmitting said multiplexed bus to said cable in response to said PCMCIA connector being connected to an external computer system and for transmitting said scan code signal in response to said PCMCIA connector not being connected to any external computer system over said cable;
• a data processing part contained within said second housing member for processing data exchanged through said cable;
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• a display provided on the front surface of said second housing member for displaying processed data.

An information processing terminal for detachably attaching to an external computer system comprising:

• a first housing member attachable to a recessed connecting portion of said external computer system for transmission of signals therebetween;
• a larger second housing member electrically connected to said first housing member, which second housing member is unable to fit the recessed connection portion;
• connect/desconnect means for determining if the first housing member is electrically connected to the external computer;
• a key input means contained within said first housing member;
• a data processing part contained within said second housing
• a transmission means for transmitting a signal between said first and said second housing for transmitting a signal between said first and said second housing members, said transmission means being responsive to the connect/disconnect means to selectively transmit one or the other of input signals from the key input means or those between the first housing member and the external computer system.

An information processing terminal for detachably attaching to an external computer system comprising:

• a first housing member attachable to a recessed connecting portion of said external computer system;
• a bus connector part provided on one end of said first housing member for electrical connection to said recessed connection portion;
• a pivotable second housing member electrically connected to said first housing member;
• a key imput means contained within said first housing member;
• a data processing part contained within said second housing member;
• a display means provided within said second housing member;
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• a transmission means for electrically connection the first and the second housing members in a form different from said bus connector part said transmission means having less connections than said bus connector part and transmitting multiplexed signals from the bus connector part or key input signals depending on whether bus connector is electrically connected to the external computer system.

An information processing terminal for detachably attaching to an external computer system comprising:

• a first housing member attachable to a recessed connecting portion of said external computer system;
• a bus connector part provided on one end of said first housing member for electrical connection to said recessed connecting portion;
• a larger second housing member incapable of insertion into the recessed connection portion electrically connected to said first housing member;
• a key input means and a microphone contained within said first housing member;
• a data processing part contained within said second housing member;
• a display means provided within said second housing member;
• a transmission means for electrically connection the first and second housing members in a form different from said bus connector part said transmission means providing in the alternative multiplexed signals from the external computer system or signals from the key imput means;
• a wireless communication means contained within said second housing member;
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• an antenna attached to said second housing member.

An information processing terminal for detachably attaching to an external computer system comprising:

• a first housing member having a form factor defined by PCMCIA/JEIDA,
• a PCMCIA connector provided on one end of said first housing member for sending and receiving a PCMCIA bus signal from the external computer system in a form not multiplexing each bus signal line;
• a data input mechanism in the first housing member for providing data when the information processing terminal is not attached to the external computer system;
• a larger second housing member which does not have a form factor defined by PCMCIA/JEIDA standards electrically connected to said first housing member;
• a PCMCIA interface contained within said first housing member having a multiplexing circuit for generating a bus into which at least a part of bus signal lines of said PCMCIA bus are multiplexed which PCMCIA interface is responsive to the attachment and detachment of the information terminal from the external computer to seclect between signals from the data input mechanism and those on the bus signal lines;
• a cable for transmitting between said first and said second housing members said bus into which at least a part of bus signal lines are multiplexed;
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• a data processing part contained within said second housing member for processing data exchanged through said cable.

An information processing terminal detachably attached to an external computer system comprising:

• a first housing member having a form factor defined by PCMCIA/JEIDA;
• a PCMCIA connector provided on one end of said first housing for sending and receiving a PCMCIA bus signal in a form not multiplexing each bus signal line;
• a second housing member electrically connected to said first housing member;
• a PCMCIA interface contained within said first housing member having a multiplexing circuit for generating a bus into which at least a part of bus signal lines of said PCMCIA bus are multiplexed;
• a key input means provided on the top surface of said first housing member;
• a key input control circuit contained within said first housing member for generating a scan code in response to a key input operation by said key input means;
• a cable for electrically connecting said first and said second housing members;
• a signal switching means contained within said first housing member for selectively transmitting either one of said multiplexed bus signal and said scan code signal;
• a data processing part contained within said second housing member for processing data exchanged through said cable;
• and
• a display provided on the front surface of said second housing member for displaying processed data.

An information processing terminal detachably attached to an external computer system comprising:

• a first housing member having a form factor defined by PCMCIA/JEIDA;
• a PCMCIA connector provided on one end of said first housing member for sending and receiving a PCMCIA bus signal in a form not multiplexing each bus signal line;
• a second housing member electrically connected to said first housing member;
• a PCMCIA interface contained within said first housing member having a multiplexing circuit for generating a bus into which at least a part of bus signal lines of said PCMCIA bus are multiplexed;
• a key input means provided on the top surface of said first housing member;
• a key input control circuit contained within said first housing member for generating a scan code in response to a key input operation by said key input means;
• a cable for electrically connecting said first and said second housing members;
• an attachment/detachment detection means for detecting whether or not said PCMCIA connector is electrically connected to an external computer system;
• a signal switching means for transmitting said multiplexed bus to said cable in response to said PCMCIA connector being connected to an external computer system and for transmitting said scan code signal in response to said PCMCIA connector not being connected to any external computer system over said cable;
• a data processing part contained within said second housing member for processing data exchanged through said cable;
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• display provided on the front surface of said second housing member for displaying processed data.